word order

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These include word order preferences, such as whether verbs come before or after objects, and hierarchical structures, such as how grammatical relationships are marked within sentences.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

The literary term “anastrophe” refers to the technique of reversing word order in a sentence for effect.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 20, 2023

At the talk Nordlinger asked Levinson what would happen if participants spoke a language with free word order.

From Scientific American • Oct. 18, 2023

A last option to consider is that the Yoda species is in some way hard-wired for object-subject-verb word order.

From Slate • Dec. 4, 2019

The answer usually includes part of the question, with a slight modification of words or word order.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin